Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has revealed that he would have liked to remain at Paris Saint-Germain for the rest of his career. After a long search and three failed attempts, Mbappé finally signed for Real Madrid this summer.
Despite a difficult end to his time in Paris and an ongoing legal dispute with the club over €55 million in unpaid wages, Mbappé still has a unique place in his heart for them.
“I spent 7 years at PSG, it was an honor. I think I haven’t said it enough or shown it enough, but I have always been aware of where I am and what a great club PSG is. “I have always said that it is the biggest club in France and one of the best in the world,” he told BeIN Sports, quoted by Marca.
“I went to the biggest club in the world. I have always said that it was the only club I would have left PSG for. “If I hadn’t been able to go to Real Madrid, I would have stayed at PSG all my life.”
As for the players with whom he would have liked to share the field, Mbappé did not regret it, but selected two Real Madrid legends.
“I would say Zinedine Zidane. I have played with great players: Messi, Neymar, Griezmann, Pogba, Benzema… It would have been fun to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, now it is going to be very complicated. But I was lucky to play against him, a legend of the sport.”
Zidane and Mbappé already have a relationship, with the former French coach hosting Mbappé at the club when he was a child. Meanwhile, Mbappé grew up with Cristiano Ronaldo posters on his bedroom wall, having been on trial at Valdebebas aged just 14.